Road Ride 3:30:00 [3] 86.0 km (2:27 / km) +2355m 2:09 / km
I left from Briancon and make the steady climb to the base of Col de Galibier. It was a brisk temperature but the sun was out so it was quite a treat for weather. The climb up Galibier is fairly steady until the last km or so...it gets to be around 13% but the quality of the road at that point is superb which makes a difference. The views from the top were pretty cool as I looked north into the Haute Savoie. From there, it was almost a 2,000m descent to Bourg d'Oisans. I got cold, admittedly a bit spooked in some of the long tunnels as visibility is sh!t and cars can get up on your backside quickly, and my speeds got quite big...as my new bike is so bloody smooth. I'll slowly get better at downhills but I'm not sure I'll ever be able to refrin from brake feathering too much.
